A/HRC/43/44/Add.6 35. The Government currently implements a number of programmes to recover surplus production, including in the agricultural sector, which is then redistributed through the main actors operating in the field, which are Caritas, Banco Alimentare, Comunita’ di Sant’Egidio and Banco delle Opere di Carita’. Comments: The reference to Government programmes is missing basic data, therefore it omits essential information to assess the coordinated efforts at national and local levels to implement in an effective manner EU programmes . We ask to integrate the report with at least some relevant figures: for instance, in 2019 (1) food recoveries by charitable bodies equaled around 9% of food surpluses; (2) the Banco Alimentare foundation network distributed 90,000 tons of food, of which 40,000 tons from the European FEAD program, 40,000 tons from private donations, 10,000 tons from "food collections" initiatives; (3) food aid was provided to 7,500 local organizations and 1,500,000 people were served. 36. As mentioned by governmental officials during meetings in Rome, most of the food aid programmes were supported by the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), which contributed to support EU countries' actions to provide food and/or basic material assistance to the most deprived. FEAD Fund has greatly facilitated the system of food aid in the country. Comments: The sentence “most food aid programmes have been supported by the European Aid for the Most Deprived Persons Fund (FEAD) (…)” doesn’t seem adequate to represent the value of the Fead's contribution to alleviate the food deprivation in Italy. As highlighted during the meeting, the FEAD Operational Programme is the programme with the highest level of resources to tackle the severe deprivation in the country. The co-financed Programme consists of EUR 788.932.100 million, of which approximately EUR 699 million is for food distribution over the period 2014-2020. About 10,000 local Partner organisations (non-profit organisations and public bodies) distribute food aid throughout the country and reach 2.300.000 million people in severe poverty. The Fead Operational Programme not only supplies food, but also provides accompanying measures (the social inclusion initiatives which are implemented alongside the delivery of food and material assistance) to support people in difficulty, including the activation of the local social services network whenever possible. Moreover, the “main actors operating in the field” (mentioned above in point 35) are the national partner organizations representing the 10.000 local partner at the National Coordinating Round Table established by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies in order to better manage the implementation of the Programme. 38. Another interesting initiative is the Refettorio Ambrosiano established as a pop-up initiative during the Milan Expo 2015 to prevent food waste. Located in a former abandoned theatre, the Refettorio was restored and transformed in a beautiful and modern space, and it is now a permanent food kitchen which feeds an average of 100 people per day and offers meals prepared by local chefs with donated produce from all over the city of Milan. 39. In the South, the Rapporteur visited the mission Speranza e Carita, established by missionary Biagio Conte who has developed food aid programmes for the city’s homeless and poor, as well as a shelter which welcomes poor Italians and migrants. The system includes a farm outside of Palermo, in Tagliavia, where beneficiaries receive training sessions on farming skills and also farm the land, contributing to the production of food that is then distributed to the guests of the Speranza e Carita’shelter. Comments: The initiatives mentioned in point 38 and 39 are closely related to the Fead Operational Programme as they receive financial support by the Fund. (...) 5